Sphenomandibularis Explained

The sphenomandibularis is a muscle attaching to the sphenoid bone and the mandible.^{[1] [2]} It is a muscle of mastication.^[3] Unlike most of the muscles of the human body, which had been categorized several centuries ago, the sphenomandibularis was discovered in the mid-1990s at the University of Maryland at Baltimore.^[4] The findings were published in 1996. The sphenomandibularis is considered by many sources to be a portion of the temporalis, rather than a distinct muscle.^{[5] [6] [7]}

External links

• Identification and Visualization of the Sphenomandibularis Muscle in the Visible Human Male and Female Data Sets

Visible Human Project|; National Library of Medicine

• https://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/visible/vhp_conf/hack1/figure1.htm Sphenomandibularis Muscle figure

Notes and References

1. Dunn GF, Hack GD, Robinson WL, Koritzer RT . Anatomical observation of a craniomandibular muscle originating from the skull base: the sphenomandibularis . Cranio . 14 . 2 . 97–103; discussion 104–5 . 1996 . 8949864 . 10.1080/08869634.1996.11745955.
2. Web site: Sphenomandibularis . 2008-03-10 .
3. Geers C, Nyssen-Behets C, Cosnard G, Lengelé B . The deep belly of the temporalis muscle: an anatomical, histological and MRI study . Surg Radiol Anat . 27 . 3 . 184–91 . 2005 . 15821860 . 10.1007/s00276-004-0306-3. 21861218 .
4. News: Revision for Gray's Anatomy? New Muscle Found Deep in Skull. Leary. Warren E.. 1996-02-13. New York Times. 2009-11-02.
5. News: Hack's anatomy - Gary Hack claims to have discovered a new facial muscle that others claim is part of the temporalis muscle - The Top Science Stories of 1996 - Brief Article | Discover | Find Articles at BNET.com . 2008-03-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070223085721/http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1511/is_n1_v18/ai_18974493 . 2007-02-23 . dead .
6. Türp JC, Cowley T, Stohler CS . Media hype: musculus sphenomandibularis . Acta Anat (Basel) . 158 . 2 . 150–4 . 1997 . 9311425 . 10.1159/000147925.
7. Web site: Chapter 11: The Muscular System . 2008-03-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071215205650/http://cwx.prenhall.com/bookbind/pubbooks/martinidemo/chapter11/medialib/CH11/html/ch11_4_1.html . 2007-12-15 .